Agent.AWF
# Agent.AWF

AWF (or Agent.AWF) is a malicious Trojan downloader affecting the Microsoft Windows operating system.

## Methods of infection

This Trojan is considered obsolete, and there are no known variants in the wild.

### Affected operating systems

The following operating systems are known to be affected.

* Windows XP
* Windows 2003
* Windows 2000
* Windows ME
* Windows 98
* Windows 95
* Windows NT

## Operation

Agent.AWF displays virus activity in that it replaces files on a user's computer with a copy of itself, and moves the original, legitimate file to a back sub-folder. It is known to attempt to terminate security software, and the Trojan downloads a backdoor onto the computer, allowing the attacker to further compromise the computer. It is also known to modify the Windows registry. Agent.AWF does not spread automatically: it needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, emails with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.

## Identification

During installation, the following files are created, and may be present on a compromised system.

* abc123.pid
* svcipa.exe
* nod32kui.exe
